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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch13 March 2008 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12-03-2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 82,468 0.018 2,840,584 0.622(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 269,000 0.058 419,700 0.091 Total 351,468 0.077 3,260,284 0.714 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note2) Class Of Relevant Security Long Short (1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/Sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 374 125.25Purchase 4,706 125.25Purchase 2,712 125.25Purchase 4 125.70Purchase 192 125.70Purchase 237 125.70Purchase 34 125.70Purchase 468 125.70Purchase 172 125.61Purchase 116 125.61Purchase 44 125.61Purchase 88 125.61Purchase 50 125.61Purchase 122 125.61Purchase 329 125.61Purchase 230 125.61Purchase 140 125.61Purchase 100 125.61Purchase 828 125.70Purchase 1,395 125.55Purchase 1,628 125.90Purchase 1 125.75Purchase 233 125.75Purchase 270 125.70Purchase 203 125.70Purchase 59 125.70Purchase 4 125.56Purchase 805 125.95Purchase 232 125.96Purchase 132 125.96Purchase 750 125.80Purchase 27 125.80Purchase 24 125.80Purchase 15 125.80Purchase 24 125.80Purchase 24 125.80Purchase 24 125.80Purchase 24 125.80Purchase 24 125.80Purchase 19 125.56Purchase 181 125.56Purchase 51 125.56Purchase 159 125.56Purchase 890 125.51Purchase 298 125.45Purchase 393 125.45Purchase 149 125.45Purchase 783 125.24Purchase 109 125.24Purchase 1,529 124.81Purchase 268 124.67Purchase 81 124.67Purchase 20 124.67Purchase 3 124.83Purchase 130 124.83Purchase 214 124.83Purchase 135 124.75Purchase 195 124.75Purchase 1 124.85Purchase 55 124.85Purchase 90 124.85Purchase 80 124.85Purchase 227 124.85Purchase 605 124.85Purchase 1,000 124.90Purchase 885 124.90Purchase 100 124.88Purchase 15 124.87Purchase 1,308 124.85Purchase 1,225 124.85Purchase 5 124.85Purchase 462 124.85Purchase 2,000 125.80Purchase 133 124.83Purchase 361 125.90Purchase 361 125.61Purchase 471 125.61Purchase 70 125.61Purchase 469 125.70Purchase 20,000 125.55Sale -2,000 125.25Sale -329 125.25Sale -459 125.25Sale -1,146 125.25Sale -127 126.00Sale -917 126.00Sale -200 126.11Sale -81 126.13Total buys:52374 Total sells:5259(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. purchasing, which the option relates price American, date received per unitcall option varying etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 13-March-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONSProduct Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DatePut Option SOLD 183,000 96.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 22,000 84.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 104.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 30,000 100.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option SOLD 4,000 114.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 35,700 68.66 American Sep 24 2009Put Option PURCHASED 5,000 70.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 30,000 72.00 American Jun 26 2008Put Option PURCHASED 316,000 88.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 18,000 132.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 13,000 134.00 American Mar 27 2008Put Option PURCHASED 2,000 142.00 American Mar 27 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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